Brussels, 28/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - Based on figures for 2009, released by the European Commission on Friday 28 January, the Czech Republic would be the big loser in plans to cap direct agricultural aid spending.
If the cap were to be set at €300,000 in aid per farm, more than 26% of Czech farmers would be affected by the measure under consideration by Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Cioloº in his proposals for the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP) after 2013. In...